NATIONAL Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) have partnered to undertake integrated rural and urban malaria control studies in the country. The new partnership comes amid studies showing steady fall of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.

Deputy Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children Dr Hamis Kigwangala told the National Assembly here yesterday that the two institutions will resume the scientific work at the oldest established malaria monitoring station at Gonja in Same East-Kilimanjaro region.

The long-awaited speed ferry which will ply between Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo has finally arrived in Dar es Salaam. Speaking after receiving the boat at the Dar es Salaam port on Monday, minister for Works, Dr John Magufuli said the boat had coast the government a whopping 7.

Through education and resources on menstrual hygiene management provided by a girls’ empowerment project known as ‘Hakuna Wasichoweza’ (literally, there is nothing they cannot do), 6,000 adolescent girls in Mtwara Region now have a better chance of avoiding teenage pregnancies, dropping out of school and contracting HIV.

The government is calling on People’s Republic of China to invest in the Southern circuit tourist attractions particularly in improvement of air strips and roads there and already a positive response has been given by the world’s second largest economy.

A NON Governmental Organization (NGO) that works to address challenges arising from population growth (DSW) has opened 33 centres in the country for educating youth on issues related to reproductive health and fighting poverty.

Installment payment via mobile foinacial services is allowing more rural communities to secure much needed alternative energy sources. It is reported that over7,000 farmers and livestock keepers in four regions including Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Singida and Manyara are benefiting from ongoing rural community solar power installation programmes.

All imported goods are now to be stamp marked with a government certification logo that will verify their standards and safety. “The import standardisation mark (ISM) is ready and we have already trained staff to handle the implementation…we are ready to put it into practice,” announced the Acting Director General of Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS), Joseph Masikitiko.

Tanzania is expected to have sufficient tourists’ hotels come 2025, thanks to the conducive environment that is pushing private sector hotel investments in the country, the Tanzania Tourists Board (TTB) has said.

Tanzania Fire and Rescue Unit has announced plans to install at least 36 new fire hydrants in Dar es Salaam, Geita and Simiyu regions and that it is now searching for viable contractors to implement the project without disrupting regular flow of water.